The Tight Embrace of the End Times

When we left, the sky was already dark, ice was everywhere, a full moon hung high, and the sky and the earth turned into a strange gray-blue, quiet.

Stopping for a while near the county seat, Gu Leng looked from a distance, the small buildings that had just been built and were robbed were devastated, most of them had their doors wide open, and occasionally there were a few households whose windows and doorways were covered with a thick quilt, there should be Some people live there.

It seems that when you come to the town, the sights you see are not happy things. Also, in this age, how many things are really happy?

The next day, the gongs and drums hanging on the big trees in the village were sounded again, and all the villagers gathered at the village chief's house.

When Gu Leng talked about drying the salt, the whole village echoed him.

People discussed excitedly for a while, before the village chief said the purpose of today's discussion: "Okay, the discussion is over here, the question now is, who should be sent? What should I do with the fields of the people who go there? Do you have any suggestions?" , just say it.” The village head looked around.

Gu Leng stood up and said, "Xiao Qiao and I can go."

The village head nodded, and the surroundings continued to be silent.

After a while, Gu Hai stood up and said, "I'll go too."

Gu Leng saw that Uncle Gu and Aunt He were pulling him back, Gu Hai gently pulled away Aunt He's hand that was holding onto his clothes, with a firm expression on his face.

Except for Gu Haihai, the one person who stood up was Yuan Yushu, and no one else stood up.

The village chief sighed. Everyone present knew that this was a dangerous place to go. It was already very good to have 4 people stand up, but these 4 people had to pay a reasonable price for the things they gave their lives in exchange for.So he said: "Since this is the case, the people have settled down. These four people risked their lives to dry salt for the whole village. What is salt? Everyone knows, everyone can't do without it, there is no salt, If you have no strength, your children will not grow up, and you will not be able to survive. When people risk their lives to go out, we must show that we must not treat them badly. The first one is that when the person leaves, his family What about the fields? Second, the young men who went here are all young men in their prime of life, who are the pillars of the family. They are gone. We have to take care of the family members. It’s extremely high, and there’s still a shortage of water, so I still have to go to the big lake behind the mountain to get water, so I’ll make the decision, and before these young men come back, they’ll be in charge of the water village they use, how about it?”

Immediately, some villagers agreed: "Village chief, you have the final say, everyone agrees, each family in the village contributes to the land of these few families, so it will be settled."

"Okay, each family takes turns to contribute to ensure that the land is planted with more care than their own land."

"Okay, I agree."

"Yes."

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"Since everyone agrees, let me talk about the third point. The salt has been brought back. I don't think it can be distributed according to the population like a greenhouse. If you want the horse to run, but don't feed the horse, it's not appropriate, farmer When doing farm work, we hope that there will be a harvest in the field, and these young men brought salt back, so they have to exchange things for it, and there must be a harvest." The village chief said.

"They all belong to the same village, and they still take care of their family and fields. Why is this not a reward? Why are they so alien?" a villager said.

"Yes, in a village, everyone helps each other, don't see outsiders, let's distribute according to the population!"

"Yes, yes,..."

Most of the villagers have opinions on this point. Of course, many people like to take advantage and get something for nothing. This is understandable. However, understanding does not mean letting go or agreeing. The village chief said sternly: "What I said is still Is it not clear enough? No one can live without salt, and now everyone’s salt is almost used up. In this world, you can’t buy salt even if you have money and food. Now these guys here are going to bring salt back. You still have the mentality of taking advantage, don't make people feel too cold, and I discussed it with Gu Leng and the boys who went there, and exchanged it with the village at the smallest price. If you don't agree, forget it, and you don't have to take care of it. The fields of these young men are gone, and there is no need to change the salt at that time."

In fact, it was Gu Leng who got angry with the village chief a few days ago. Gu Leng first went to discuss with Yuan's family. Yuan Yushu also said early in the morning that he would go to dry salt with Gu Leng. Uncle Jia pointed out that if you pay, you will be rewarded. This is the truth, and Gu Leng also agrees.

Gu Leng vaguely felt that the uncle of the Yuan family and Yuan Yushu used their skills in the officialdom on the villagers, and Yuan Yushu went to dry the salt without fear of hardships and dangers.

Uncle Yuan's calm demeanor during the invasion of foreign enemies made people feel at ease. Yuan Yushu wanted to have good looks and means. All the young men in the village who were about his age showed a certain degree of trust in him. This time, Sunyan showed the courage to not be afraid of hardships and dangers. In the future, when Sunyan returns, he is afraid that the villagers will recognize him even more.

Uncle Yuan's family and Yuan Yushu don't want to become village chiefs, Gu Leng thought, but that's between them and the current village chief Gu Gang.

Gu Hai finally stood up and said that he would go, but this is a good thing, it is also good to go out to exercise.

The villagers are a little panicked now. They also know in their hearts that they have already benefited greatly from Gu Lengxiao Qiaomo. Just now, they saved a little bit and took advantage of the advantage, so they said that. Waiting for the village chief to say With these harsh words, he hurriedly agreed and followed the village chief's instructions.

There are still more than two months until summer, and the village has returned to calm.

On this day, Yuan Yumo suddenly came to Gu Leng's house and invited Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao to eat hot pot.

Gu Leng was surprised, it was so sudden, did it have any special meaning, and hurriedly asked: "Eat hot pot? It's really good to eat hot pot in this weather, why did you suddenly invite us to eat it? Is there any special meaning?"

Yuan Yumo said nervously: "Yes, it's Uncle's birthday. Uncle said that we have already settled here. One is for the harvest and the other is for the safety of the whole family, so I just take the opportunity of the birthday to have a hot pot for the whole family to celebrate. " Yuan Yumo found that he was a little nervous facing this brother now, his brother was too strong, and he was too weak, so he was frustrated.

When Xiao Qiao heard the word "family", the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up. He was very happy to be recognized by the Yuan family. Gu Leng noticed this with sharp eyes, and agreed happily.

Then he pulled Xiao Qiao to discuss the birthday gift for Uncle Yuan, Gu Leng thought for a while and couldn't think of what to give, and asked Xiao Qiao: "What do you think is suitable, Uncle and Yuan Yushu are very nice people."

Gu Leng thought for a while and said, "Send food? Cake? My pot of chrysanthemums? He should like it, right? He looks like someone who likes flowers and plants."

Xiao Qiao smiled and said: "It's good to send a cake, let's send a cake, I remember there is still a bottle of Fenjiu in the space, let's send it together."

"Yeah, I'm good at cakes, and they should like Fenjiu too. This is a good gift."

Gu Leng determined his goal and happily prepared.

Xiao Qiao took out the oven and connected it to a solar generator.

The solar generator was only used at the beginning of the cold weather. After all, solar energy is also available. Gu Leng had three solar generators, and Xiao Qiao brought one over later. There are four in total. One is in Gu’s small factory and used up I bought two solar panels, and there is one left that can be used.

Gu Leng finally made a large 13-inch cake, spread a layer of cream on one layer of the cake, and finally poured a thick layer of cream on the top, and also used tomato juice to adjust the color, dotted a few flowers on it, and finally The four characters "Happy Birthday" are spelled on it with chrysanthemum petals.

Speaking of chrysanthemums, Gu Leng dried some chrysanthemum petals, about one or two, and made chrysanthemum tea, and prepared to put them together and give them to Uncle Yuan's family.

This gift is in the last days, so it should be handy, Gu Leng thought with satisfaction.

In the evening, Gu Leng and Xiao Qiao sat in a circle with the old and young of the Yuan family, with a hot pot placed in the middle of the table.

Yuan Yumo still said nervously: "Brother...Brother, the bottom of the hot pot is homemade, and the soup is made from onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, and tomato. You, you can take care of it."

Gu sneered: "It's okay, I haven't eaten hot pot for a long time, I really miss it."

Although the homemade hot pot bottoms are not as flavorful as those sold by merchants, they are also light, natural and pollution-free.

There are also some ingredients on the table, including vegetables, potatoes, eggs, chickens, etc. Gu Leng presented the presents he brought, and the eyes of the men at the table lit up. There were staggered toasts on the table, and the atmosphere was more intense.

At the last moment, everyone at the table will share a piece of cake. This is the simplest cake before the end of the world. People who eat it only think it is a rare delicacy. Of course, you have to believe in Gu Leng's cake technology, this cake is well-deserved Delicious, but in such a special situation, it is rendered as a peerless product.

When going back at night, Xiao Qiao was silent all the time, and when she went to bed, Xiao Qiao was still silent.

Gu Leng felt that it was quite a situation. Although Xiao Qiao didn't talk often, she still had the desire to talk when she was with Gu Leng.

Under Gu Leng's repeated questioning, Xiao Qiao said: "Well, it's my birthday in 5 days. I..., I, I haven't celebrated my birthday since.... Let's celebrate together this time. If you don't invite anyone, just Let's go."

Gu Leng immediately realized that what Xiao Qiao said "from..." means since he was imprisoned.After that, Xiao Qiao had no family and was not in the mood to celebrate her birthday.Complicated emotions immediately arose in Gu Leng's heart, distress for Xiao Qiao, anger towards Xiao Qiao's parents.Gu Leng adjusted his mood, took the initiative to hold Xiao Qiao and said: "Well, we celebrate our birthday, just the two of us, and I will make you a big cake."

"Okay." Xiao Qiao said softly.

"We will spend every birthday of yours together in the future, every year, every year, shall we?"

"Okay." Xiao Qiao hugged Gu Leng tightly and hugged each other tightly.